The Blackboard Nails are pretty slick.
The Blackboard Nails @ Radio 11.12.2011
OldJack – Maxi-Single (2011)
OldJack
Maxi-Single
2011
OldJack are a live favorite of mine. Pack this crew onto a small stage with some hot lights and their presence is downright combustible. It would be impossible to capture all that energy in a recording studio.* I, for one, am glad they were crazy enough to try. The result is a smoldering virtual slab of rock, rhythm and blues.**
This set opens with the swagger of “Hey Miss”. The band finds a groove and Dan Nicklin gets all Mick Jagger on your ass. Set closer “Make Up Your Mind” contrasts this with a sense of yearning and hints of a Dire Straits influence.
In the middle of it all stands “Parade”. This song is a staple of OldJack’s live set and a personal favorite of mine. It’s the one that prompted me to write “there is something special about the moments when Dan Nicklin, Kelly Davis, Christie Beaulieu and Emily Belastock all sing together” after a set at the Lizard. To me, it’s the song that defines OldJack.*** You don’t write a song this good without being onto something special. OldJack is onto something special. Thankfully, they’ve chosen to share that something with us.
Where to get it:
* Which is why I will once again implore you to go see OldJack at a club near you. Hell, travel a great distance if you have to.
**Or is it rock, country and soul?
***My five year old son would make a case for “Love Me Or?” being OldJack’s defining song.
The Lights Out @ Radio 11.12.2011
The Lights Out have honed their craft. They take the Radio stage knowing exactly what is going to happen.
Then it happens.
Eddie Japan @ Radio 11.12.2011
Eddie Japan brought their horn-tinged moody pop to the Radio stage.
Bozmo @ Radio 11.6.2011
Sunday night shows aren’t supposed to be this good. I’ve already seen fantastic sets by The Fagettes and Thick Shakes. Now Bozmo are blowing the roof off of Radio. What a great night for rock n’ roll.
Thick Shakes @ Radio 11.6.2011
Thick Shakes have a great garage rock sound. It’s dead on, but not put on. It’s just who they are. Guitar, bass, drums, Farfisa and some catchy tunes. I like it.
The Fagettes @ Radio 11.6.2011
I’ve raved about The Fagettes recordings before. Now I’m going to rave about them as a live band.
The Fagettes are loose, wailing and willing. This band turns old school rock n’ roll tricks like nobody’s business. Dynamite.
Jim n Nichole @ Radio 11.3.2011
More pop songcraft on display in the basement of Radio with Jim Gerdeman(The I Want You) and Nichole Ferree(Orange Nichole).
Tad & Kate @ Radio 11.3.2011
I want Tad & Kate to sing me to sleep so I will have beautiful dreams of hobos and fire raining down from the sky.
Taps @ Radio 11.3.2011
Here we have Taps at a benefit for The Boston Initiative to Advance Human Rights. Taps has a cool mix of digital and analog. They’re electronic! They’re acoustic! They’ve got an SM-57 on the snare (laying right on the snare)!
